Katherine, 27, graduated from Connecticut College in 2003 with a degree in environmental studies. She served in the Peace Corps in Biliran Province, Philippines, as a coastal resource management volunteer. Katherine works at the Connecticut Department of Transportation as a highway planner.

Katherine Maria Driscoll and Samarjit Singh Rattan were wed on Sept. 27, 2008. The Anand Karaj (Sikh wedding ceremony) was performed by Granthi Avtar Singh of the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar in Southington. Minister Sidat Balgobin of Park Congregational Church in Norwich officiated the Christian ceremony. Both ceremonies were held at the Driscoll residence in New London. The reception was held at the Crocker House Ballroom in downtown New London. The couple enjoyed a relaxing honeymoon in Costa Rica on the Pacific Ocean.

Katherine, 27, graduated from Connecticut College in 2003 with a degree in environmental studies. She served in the Peace Corps in Biliran Province, Philippines, as a coastal resource management volunteer. Katherine works at the Connecticut Department of Transportation as a highway planner.

Samarjit, 31, graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1998 with a degree in physiology and neurobiology. He is working as a systems administrator at The Day newspaper.

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